What Farm Stew does

Farm Stew (legal name: FARM STEW International) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in Uganda at the end of 2015 and headquartered in Princeton, Illinois. It operates a holistic family-empowerment program designed to lift households out of extreme poverty in 25 of the world's most impoverished countries, with a stated reach of 58,000+ households trained and 32,000+ people gaining clean water access. The organization reports a 60% poverty-exit rate before program completion. Its core product is the FARM STEW Training Program, which delivers weekly coaching through locally recruited Christian trainers who understand local language and culture, applying a proprietary 8-ingredient curriculum: Fruitful Farming, Positive Attitude, Refreshing Rest, Nutritious Meals, Proper Sanitation, Wise Temperance, Profitable Enterprise, and Safe Water. The training model combines three operational pillars — train, equip (seeds, tools, water wells, hygiene supplies, village savings clubs), and ongoing weekly coach.

The organization is 100% donor-funded and does not accept government funding. Revenue comes from individual donors, monthly family sponsorships at $37/month ($444/year per family), and village sponsorships priced at $17,760 (or $1,480/month) covering 40+ families over a three-year coaching period. Fundraising is supported by a multilingual website in nine languages (English, Spanish, French, Swahili, Portuguese, Arabic, Bengali, Tagalog, Urdu), social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube), quarterly newsletters, a Virtual Learning Community, and donation-matching campaigns. Farm Stew has earned a four-star Charity Navigator rating and GuideStar Platinum participant status.

In addition to charitable contributions, Farm Stew has diversified into earned revenue through a strategic partnership with Sorbatto LLC (owned by Weijohn Farms, Inc.) to launch Blue Cream, a dairy-free blueberry-based frozen dessert. Distribution begins in the Pacific Northwest with a planned West Coast rollout by end of 2026 and nationwide U.S. availability by 2027. The organization is led by founder and executive director Joy Kauffman. Geographic operations span East Africa (Uganda, South Sudan, Burundi), West and Central Africa (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad), Southern Africa (Malawi, Zambia), Central America (Nicaragua, Panama), and Southeast Asia (Philippines).

Name

Farm Stew

Legal name

FARM STEW International

Website

https://farmstew.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Farm Stew is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that trains, equips, and coaches families in 25 impoverished countries to exit extreme poverty using an 8-ingredient curriculum delivered by local trainers, funded entirely by individual and village sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development / Poverty Alleviation Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Crop Production (1151)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Rural Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment (BPAGABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Agricultural Production & Farm Operations (EDAOAOAA), Agriculture & Food Production (EDABALAA)

Keywords

• Poverty alleviation programs
• Community health training
• Sustainable agriculture education
• Faith-based development
• Clean water access

Headquarters

HQ city

Princeton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donor-based charitable contributions: Farm Stew is 100% donor-based and does not accept government funding. Revenue comes from individual donors, monthly sponsors ($37/month), and one-time donations. The organization also offers village sponsorship programs at $17,760 for a village of 40+ families.
2. Partnership revenue (Blue Cream): Partnership with Sorbatto LLC for Blue Cream dairy-free frozen dessert distribution, expanding retail presence in Pacific Northwest with Farm Stew receiving partnership benefits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Farm Stew trains, equips, and coaches families living in extreme poverty across 25 countries using a proprietary 8-Ingredients Curriculum covering farming, nutrition, health, sanitation, water safety, income generation, and spiritual development. Local Christian trainers deliver the program through weekly in-village coaching, supplemented by physical inputs (seeds, tools, sanitary pads, water wells) and a Village Sponsorship Program that packages the curriculum for whole-village deployment at $17,760 per village of 40+ families.

Product overview

Farm Stew offers a holistic family empowerment program centered on its 8-ingredients curriculum that trains, equips, and coaches families to exit extreme poverty. The core product is the FARM STEW Training Program, which integrates with the Village Sponsorship Program for scalable impact (40+ families per village at $17,760). Additional offerings include a Virtual Learning Community for online training, Quarterly Newsletters, Video Stories, and Donation/Fundraising tools. The organization operates in 25 countries across Africa, Asia, and Central America, providing tools (seeds, farm tools, water wells), training, and ongoing coaching to families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FARM STEW Training Program Holistic training program that equips families living in extreme poverty to exit poverty through training, equipping, and weekly coaching in farming, nutrition, sanitation, health, water safety, income generation, and spiritual development using the 8-Ingredients Curriculum. Delivered free of charge to beneficiary families in 25 countries.
• Village Sponsorship Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% of families exit extreme poverty before program end
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sorbatto LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFarm Stew partnered with Sorbatto LLC (owned by Weijohn Farms, Inc.) for the launch of Blue Cream, a dairy-free blueberry-based frozen dessert. The partnership supports Farm Stew's mission while enabling retail expansion of Blue Cream in the Pacific Northwest, with plans to reach the West Coast by end of 2026 and nationwide by 2027.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• World Vision: Large Christian humanitarian organization delivering community development, child sponsorship, clean water, and agriculture programs across many of the same geographies as Farm Stew.
• CARE International: Major humanitarian organization delivering poverty alleviation programs across many of the same African, Asian, and Latin American geographies, with overlapping community-development objectives.
• Compassion International: Christian child sponsorship NGO with holistic family and community development programs in low-income countries, comparable donor-base model and faith-aligned mission.
• Samaritan's Purse: Evangelical Christian relief and development organization running agriculture, water, and community programs worldwide with a similar faith-based donor base.

Emerging players

• Living Water International: Faith-based NGO focused on clean water access paired with sanitation and hygiene training in developing countries, overlapping with Farm Stew's Safe Water and Proper Sanitation curriculum pillars.
• Opportunity International: Faith-rooted microfinance and agricultural enterprise organization serving smallholder farming families in developing countries, directly comparable to Farm Stew's Profitable Enterprise pillar.
• WaterAid: International nonprofit focused on clean water, sanitation, and hygiene in low-income countries, addressing overlapping Safe Water and Proper Sanitation components of Farm Stew's curriculum.

Direct peers

• Tearfund: Christian international development agency working through local churches on poverty alleviation, agriculture, sanitation, and livelihoods, with a community-led model comparable to Farm Stew.
• Heifer International: Works with rural farming families to lift them out of poverty through agriculture, livestock, and income-generation training across multiple developing countries, mirroring Farm Stew's farming-plus-income pillar.
• Food for the Hungry: Faith-based nonprofit running holistic community development programs (farming, nutrition, health, sanitation, income) in low-income countries, very closely aligned with Farm Stew's 8-ingredients model and target beneficiary profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCTZVV-itpkAabdS7giJrVwg
• Facebookfacebook.com/FARMSTEWInternational
• Instagraminstagram.com/farmstew
• Xx.com/farm_stew_int

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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